Why Our Firm Only Practices in the Area of Special Needs Planning
From our personal experience, we know that families who are planning for their special needs relatives’ futures need strong advocates to advise them. Brian Rubin began to dedicate his legal practice to special needs planning after the birth of his son Mitchell, who...
When should I set up and fund my child’s special needs trust?
A special needs trust can be the most important savings account your child with special needs will ever have. It should be set up as soon as you know that your child has special needs, and funded through ways that will help keep future government benefits in place....
Special provisions needed in your will, living trust and power of attorney, when you have a child with special needs
If you have children, you should have an estate plan in place. This is especially true for parents of a child with special needs. An estate plan that includes a will, living trust, powers of attorney and other provisions can help protect your child with special needs...
Alternatives to adult guardianship
Families of a child with special needs must often consider adult guardianship. It’s defined as a legal proceeding in which someone, often a parent, sibling or other family member, asks the Illinois court to find that a person is unable to manage his or her affairs...